When a few years ago I was at an international conference of about 150 public health professionals, one of the … More

We live in the age obsessed with leadership. Everyone (clearly it’s in an overgeneralisation, but you get my point) wants … More

“Death is very likely the single best invention of life.” – Steve Jobs Ever since the news of the coronavirus emerged, we … More

Mintzberg famously coined an expression ‘emergent strategy’ to make a point that strategy was not all made up of what … More

Reading Frankfurt’s On Bullshit triggered a barrage of memories and thoughts for me. To paraphrase Frankfurt, bullshit is so pervasive … More

The view of strategy as an intended plan is prevalent. But what drives us to develop strategies? It seems to … More

The three antidotes to a life of thoughtlessness seem to be being curious, creative and thinking critically. Yet much of what … More

Developing strategies sometimes has an interesting quality of not really being about developing a clarity of action as action of … More

One of my favourite board games is Azul. It is simple enough that a 7 year old can play and … More

It is striking how our rhetoric and reality – or aspirational and actual – can be so different. I was … More

Evidence based practice and policy sounds very cool. It instills a sense of… what’s the word? When you feel something … More

In human history, people always planned, plotted and developed ploys to survive, win and take advantage of their opponents or … More

It’s interesting to look back at things I was learning in my MBA and consider its relevance to the world … More

One of my first impressions of life in the UK during my very first visit was that it was fast-paced. … More

Whilst I was a Henley Business School we talked a lot about values in workshops and in coaching sessions I … More

These days everyone seems to be in the business of revolutionising businesses. One marketing statement after another claim to revolutionise … More

What is my understanding of failure? Perhaps not much different to a common view held by many people. Yet I … More

What does it mean to line manage someone? Is it to control and manipulate or develop and enable people you … More

Over the years my son accumulated dozens of Lego packs that let him construct different things (cars, planes, boats, etc). … More

I like strategy board games. Part of what I enjoy about them is working out how they work and how … More